Originally Posted by mjgroves
Reading some of these threads has got me worried. How common is this problem anyway?
It is common based on the fact that this topic has more "replies" and "views" than any TSB or technical topic.
But lets say that half the posts, if not most, could be dealt with by reading the PDF file posted by "rekcah". It is a proven fix and costs nothing but your time. I think the big issue is knowing that once your key starts to stick - fix it. Most all of the people who posted had their ignition stick before it became a real problem. So it is not something that doesn't usually give you some warning. I couldn't guess a percentage of xfires with the problem.
Originally Posted by mrobinso
All it takes is turning the steering wheel slightly until you feel the resistance on the key disappear and you can turn it completely
this may help once in a while but does NOT fix the problem and it will come back to bite you!
Ron